FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 24 August 2023

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

They’re Watching!

An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23 flies over the ocean during the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Aug. 19, 2023. MRF-D’s participation in the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast demonstrates the United States Marine Corps’ commitment to international partnerships and highlights the close military ties between the United States and Australia, fostering interoperability and cooperation between their armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adeola Adetimehin)

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Fear The Dragon!

Michael Kawashima, Yokota Aero Club instructor, left, and Nathan Van Ness, a student in the Aim High Flight Academy (AHFA), conduct pre-flight operations on a Cessna 172M with the Yokota Aero Club, on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 10, 2023. The AHFA is a 15-day introductory flying program for high school and college students with interest in Air Force aviation, where the students practice flight simulation, learn different components of an aircraft, and learn how to fly a plane. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

Dedicated To Terrorists!

GAU-21 machine gun ammunition is prepared by U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169 for a live fire exercise at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex (RLFC), South Korea, August 1, 2023. HMLA-169 conducted three days of live fire at RLFC, a range north of the tactical limit line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sav Ford)

Kayak Fun in the Pool!

U.S. Marines with Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command (MARFORCOM) and Marine Detachment of Naval School of Music compete in a kayak tug-o-war during a regional field meet at Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex, Chesapeake, Virginia, August 18, 2023. Marines across the various units competed in pugil sticks, ground fighting, JLTV pull, kayak tug-o-war, swimming relay race, obstacle course, and tug-o-war in order to win the command trophy. Marines stationed in the Hampton Roads area competed in the MARFORCOM led regional field meet to increase command cohesion, networking and build comradery. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Servante R. Coba)

Fun in the Mud!!

TAILEVU PROVINCE, Fiji (Aug. 18, 2023) – Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Motoyuki Kanezashi, commander, Amphibious and Mine Warfare Force (center) poses with Royal New Zealand Navy Capt. Jon Beadsmoore (left), Soldiers, and Sailors during a mangrove revitalization project at Matainoco Village in Tailevu Province, Fiji, during Pacific Partnership 2023, Aug. 18. Now in its 18th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Deirdre Marsac)

Anchors Aweigh! Sort of!

Three-year-old Carlyle Hatch, and his father, Dennis, get ready to take to the water in this year’s Cardboard Boat Race Saturday at Training Area 250. The Hatch family, along with teammate Byron Steele, competed as “Compos 2&3,” and ended up taking home a “Titanic Award,” for most-epic sinking. (Photo Credit: Photo by Brian Hill, Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office)

Coasties To The Rescue!

A disabled vessel near Cay Sal, Bahamas, Aug. 18, 2023. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark Rescued the man and transferred him to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo)

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[PROCON]

Hi Kathy, thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops!

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[The Mayor]

August 24

Openhearted Generosity

Bible in a Year:

• Psalms 116–118
• 1 Corinthians 7:1–19

The Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

2 Timothy 1:7

No one ever died saying, “I’m so glad for the self-centered, self-serving, and self-protective life I lived,” author Parker Palmer said in a commencement address, urging graduates to “offer [themselves] to the world . . . with openhearted generosity.”

But, Parker continued, living this way would also mean learning “how little you know and how easy it is to fail.” Offering themselves in service to the world would require cultivating a “beginner’s mind” to “walk straight into your not-knowing, and take the risk of failing and failing, again and again—then getting up to learn again and again.”

It’s only when our lives are built on a foundation of grace that we can find the courage to choose such a life of fearless “openhearted generosity.” As Paul explained to his protégé Timothy, we can confidently “fan into flame” (2 Timothy 1:6) and live out of God’s gifting when we remember that it’s God’s grace that saves and calls us to a life of purpose (v. 9). It’s His power that gives us the courage to resist the temptation to live timidly in exchange for the Spirit’s “power, love and self-discipline” (v. 7).  And it’s His grace that picks us up when we fall, so that we can continue a lifelong journey of grounding our lives in His love (vv. 13–14). .

Reflect & Pray

How are you tempted to live timidly? How do God’s grace and power help you live more boldly for Him?

Dear God, thank You that I don’t have to live timidly, fearfully guarding myself from failure or hurt. Help me to lean into the courage You provide.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...they must be remembered.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy. As usual, great pics!

I’m busy watching the GOP debate.

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Are you bald as a billiard ball from pulling your hair out in frustration?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...are you still cooking? Any relief in sight?

They are hinting at more rain here.

[SkyDancer]

~ Evening All! ~

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I’m Down There Somewhere

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...you and Tippy see any sunrises lately?

We have been dry for a week, but very little sunshine to speak of either.

And now I am hearing that more rain is coming. At least I won’t have to water the lawn.

[luvie]

ALWAYS Remember our troops!
They sacrifice EVERYTHING for us!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

Thank goodness hump day is over. Not been a good week at all. Hope yours has gone according to plan.

[radu]

Hey there, Kathy.

Nope. No more corn going into the freezer, thank goodness. There’s plenty in there now to enjoy throughout winter.

Relief, of sorts, in sight but not until Sunday. Ugly outside today and it’ll be even hotter tomorrow and Friday.

I hope you do get some more rain. You have some catching up to do. You’ve had a LOT of cloudy days this summer but not much rain.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mooch...glad you enjoyed.

I can’t bring myself to watch. I will read along on FR.

How is it going so far?

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Did you and the kitties enjoy the cooler day?

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

Oh, goodness yes, we did enjoy it. I had the doors open until it warmed up to about 82. It felt so good. It was quite breezy and I believe that was part of the remnants of TS Howard.

I’m guessing that you were burning up today? I noticed that we were cooler than you most of the day anyhow. I hope it cools off for you very soon!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Pretty close....the payroll timekeeping system was upgraded without payroll knowledge. The normal upload of hours only brought in straight time hours...all straight AND overtime hours were added together. The slope people work 12 hour days. Their weekly hours should be 40 straight time and 44 overtime. The upload brought in 84 straight time hours. It was a disaster!!!!! And still is.